Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4536
4880
4569
3919
4270
4987
5311
8947
3829
3423
2796
2328
2505
4136
3064
2281
1642
1318
883
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
40
NW
30
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04PM1.77m
6:28AM1.76m
6:51PM1.74m
7:19AM1.76m
7:44PM1.71m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.28m
12:48PM0.29m
1:12AM0.29m
1:42PM0.32m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
7
9
5
6
9
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